WEBVTT ♪ARI: IT'S YOUR WEDDING DAY, ANDYOUR BRIDAL PARTY IS MADE UP OFYOUR SISTERS, YOUR CLOSESTFRIENDS, AND A COMPLETESTRANGER.WAIT, WHAT?MORE AND MORE, BRIDES ARE HIRINGPROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAIDS TO BEPART OF THE WEDDING.HOW DOES SOMEBODY BECOME APROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID?SO, I DID IT BY ACCIDENT.ARI: MEET JEN GLANTZ,PROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID.BACK IN 2014, THE BOCA RATONWOMAN HAD BECOME A REGULAR AS ABRIDESMAID FOR ALL OF HERFRIENDS, SO MUCH SO, SHE DECIDEDTO POST AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST,OFFERING HER SERVICES AS APROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAID.>> I DIDN'T TELL A SOUL.I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WOULD EVERSEE IT.ARI: NOT ONLY DID ANYONE SEE IT,EVERYONE SAW IT.WITHIN 48 HOURS, SHE WASOVERWHELMED.>> I RECEIVED HUNDREDS OFRESPONSES FROM BRIDES ALL OVERTHE WORLD.THAT'S WHAT I THERE IS A NEEDFOR PROFESSIONAL BRIDESMAIDS.I STARTED BRIDESMAIDS FOR HIRED.ARI: HER FIRST WEDDING WAS A FEWMONTHS LATER IN MINNESOTA ANDSHE HASN'T STOPPED SINCE,TRAVELING THE COUNTRY, BEING ABRIDESMAID FOR COMPLETESTRANGERS.>> SOMETIMES THEY WILL SAY I WASHIRED BUT SOMETIMES IT IS ACOMPLETE SECRET FROM EVERYONE,EVEN THE GROOM.ARI: THE MOST OBVIOUS QUESTIONIS WHY?WHY WOULD SOMEONE NEED TO HIRE ABRIDESMAID?>> THEY DON'T WANT TO BURDENTHEIR FRIENDS.BEING A BRIDESMAID CAN BE A TONOF STRESS.I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A WEDDINGWEATHER HER WAS NOT SO MUCHDRAMA.I HAVE SEEN FIGHTS BETWEENGUESTS.I HAVE SEEN MISSING GROOMS.I'VE SEEN BRAWLS BETWEEN THEMOTHER OF THE GROOM AND THEBRIDE.ARI: AND IT'S GLANTZ'S JOB TOKEEP THE BRIDE FOCUSED ON THEWEDDING, OR CANCELING THEWEDDING, WHICH SHE'S ALSO BEENASKED TO DHIRING A BRIDESMAID COSTSBETWEEN $300 AND $4000,DEPENDING ON THE PACKAGE YOUCHOOSE.BUSINESS HAS GOTTEN SO BIG,GLANTZ SAYS 15,000 PEOPLE HAVEAPPLIED TO WORK FOR HER.SHE CURRENTLY HAS A TEAM OFTHREE AND HAS BEEN A PART OFALMOST 20 WEDDINGS THIS YEARALONE.